Vultures, eagles and red-tailed hawks are good examples ... Primaries are the long outer feathers located at the bottom edges of the bird’s wing. They propel the bird forward and help it ...

Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published by Chronicle Books 2016 The Wilson’s bird of paradise is noted for its two long, curled tail feathers (a single tail feather ...

This small, rare bird has a distinctive black cap on its head and is found in forests. It’s a delightful and curious creature ...

You can see them pretty much anywhere in South Florida, taking flight over our skies. Swallow-tailed kites and their very ...

Upperparts gray, unstreaked; underparts grayish white, unstreaked; long black tail has white outer tail feathers ... Migration: birds in the northern portion of range and at higher elevations ...

Rooks have have black plumage with a purple-blue sheen — and they have untidy-looking feathers around their thighs (like ...

Meanwhile, the evidence connecting birds and theropods continues to accumulate. For a long time, feathers were regarded as a uniquely avian feature. Bur recent fossil evidence suggests that ...